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Military service
Service number:
745344
Age:
23
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
"B" Coy. 116th Bn.
Birth:
November 22, 1893
Enlistment:
Beaverton, Ontario
Death:
July 23, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Additional information
Son of J. P. R. and Annetta Congdon, of Columbia City, Oregon, U.S.A.
Digitized service file.
Digital gallery of Private Orren John Congdon
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Photo of Orren John Congdon
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Newspaper clipping
Newspaper article from the Orillia Times, August 1917 -
Circumstances of Death Registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CLEAL TO CONNOLLY. Microform Sequence 21; Volume Number 31829_B016730. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 165. Page 1237 of 1384. -
Memorial
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Cenotaph
Private Orren John Congdon is also commemorated on the WWI cenotaph in Orillia, ON … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Cenotaph
Private Orren John Congdon is also commemorated on the WWI cenotaph in Orillia, ON … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
Digital gallery of
Private Orren John Congdon
Digital gallery of
Private Orren John Congdon
Digital gallery of
Private Orren John Congdon
Digital gallery of
Private Orren John Congdon
Digital gallery of
Private Orren John Congdon
Digital gallery of
Private Orren John Congdon
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 219 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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